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Welcome to “The Grow Down on Soil Health” podcast, where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line. Join host Ben West, Ph.D., executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and a diverse lineup of guests from various agricultural backgrounds as they share entertaining stories, invaluable soil health management techniques, and the incredible benefits cover crops can bring to your farm. Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information. This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, National Corn Growers Association and the Soil Health Institute.

Recent Episodes

Cover Crops, Done Differently: The Paul Davis Method

Today’s episode features farmer Paul Davis of New Kent County, Virginia, where he and his family operate their centennial farm. He’s here to share more about his journey with cover crops, from developing “The Paul Davis Method” to the benefits he’s seen on his farm ever since, such as reducing input costs, improving organic matter and weed suppression. Meet the Guest: Paul Davis, a farmer based in New Kent County, Virginia, has been using cover crops on his acres for the last ...

43 MIN

Peer Learning: The Benefits of Phoning a Friend

Peer-to-peer learning is often the bridge between learning something new and doing something new, offering support and guidance along the way. Today’s guest, Jenny Seifert, is here to walk us through the benefits of peer-to-peer learning that she has seen through the One Good Idea project, an initiative focused on facilitating farmer communication and serving as a digital one-stop shop for agricultural content to help farmers improve their land and their bottom line. Meet the Guest: J...

32 MIN

Conservation Through Collaboration

For many years, farmers and environmental groups didn’t see eye to eye, with each side not understanding the goals and challenges the other faced or was trying to solve. Now, organizations like Sustainable Chesapeake, led by Founder and Executive Director Kristen Evans, are bringing both sides to the table to work together for the betterment of agriculture and the environment. We’ll hear how these collaborations have impacted conservation in the Chesapeake Bay region as a whole, from increasi...

39 MIN

Water Management for Agricultural Longevity

On today’s episode, we have Minnesoate NRCS State Conservationist, Troy Daniell, joining us again! He’ll be diving a little deeper into the ways that cover crops and other regenerative agricultural practices not only benefit the farmer but the community at large. From improving water-holding capacity to restoring habitats for wildlife, Daniell is here to cover it all. Meet the Guest: Troy Daniell is the NRCS State Conservationist for Minnesota. His conservation agriculture career spans near...

47 MIN

The Risks and Rows Between Intention and Adoption

Today’s episode features Maria Teresa Tancredi, Ph.D., a senior soil health specialist with the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) and a Farmers for Soil Health Minnesota technical advisor. She’s here to share what she’s learned from both her research and her direct work with farmers on the technical and social barriers to cover crop adoption. From equipment concerns to community pressures, Tancredi shares personal insights to help advisors better guide farmers on their uniqu...

36 MIN